Environmental

Pet First Aid: fits and seizures in dogs

If your dog has fits, they will most likely have idiopathic epilepsy - this is an inherited disorder but its exact cause is unknown. In between seizures, most dogs appear completely normal. This is sometimes referred to as primary epilepsy and will become apparent in your dog's early years, usually between the ages of one and 6. When an epileptic episode is a result of external factors, it will be described as structural epilepsy. Read on to find out what common external factors can cause fitting in dogs.